HoP 354 - Greed is Good - Economics in the Italian Renaissance
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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On the Art of Trade
Benedetto Cottrulli's On the Art of Trade was written during an epidemic. It combines traditional elements of the genre with advice for a successful merchant. Familiar aspects of the treatise include his remarks on family life. But he also describes double-entry bookkeeping, where debts and credits are written down separately in two columns.
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